Chief of Staff - Group SHE (Business Operations Lead - Group SHE)

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The Position

Chief of Staff - Group SHE

(Business Operations Lead - Group SHE)

We advance science so that we all have more time with the people we love.

The Opportunity

As Chief of Staff/Business Operations Lead - Group Safety, Health & Environment (SHE), your primary responsibility is to ensure the efficiency of the Group SHE Enabling Team (GSHE ET) and Group SHE department overall. You will provide strategic support to the Chief SHE Officer and play a crucial role in maintaining process adherence and organizational efficiency.

In collaboration with the Chief SHE Officer and the GSHE ET, you will:

1. Design and drive organizational goals and cross-functional initiatives.
2. Develop and co-create an operations framework that ensures process adherence and accountability.
3. Measure, improve and deliver organizational effectiveness in Group SHE.
4. Foster collaboration with internal and external stakeholders.

In this role, you will report to the Chief SHE Officer, you will be a member of the Group SHE Enabling Team and be a key partner of the Chief SHE Officer in terms of presentations, briefings and strategic and operational support.

You will also be a driving force and key influencer for global SHE initiatives and a connector across the entire Roche organisation.

Your main responsibilities

1. Develop, maintain and continuously improve Group SHE business processes, holding teams and individuals accountable for following them.
2. Collaborate and work closely with the Chief SHE Officer as well as GSHE ET members to ensure alignment and integration at the functional and organizational level, while driving/measuring operational effectiveness.
3. Prepare, coordinate and document GSHE ET meetings, including the actions and decisions log. Hold GSHE ET members responsible for closing designated actions.
4. Accountable for the demand / prioritization and budget planning processes (and other core processes as required) for GSHE as a whole, ensuring they are rigorously followed.
5. Ensure that all Chief SHE Officer presentations, information and messages are adapted and shaped for the respective audience including key internal and external stakeholders (CEC, Corporate Governance and Sustainability Committee, Corporate Strategy and Sustainability Leadership Team, investor groups, regulators etc).
6. As an experienced leader, support and drive the realisation of the Global SHE vision, strategy and associated long / mid / short term outcomes.
7. Lead cross-functional activities and strategic initiatives as needed.
8. Implement/deliver relevant KPIs to monitor GSHE value to business stakeholders.

Who you are

1. You have an MBA / Master’s degree in Business Administration, business process design or similar.
2. You have several years of experience in a Business Process Owner, Chief of Staff or consultancy position, ideally in a Healthcare environment.
3. You have significant project leadership / project management experience.
4. You are a strategic thinker with excellent written and oral communications in English.
5. You radically simplify complex topics with clarity, credibility and with the right message for different target groups/stakeholder requirements.
6. You have the ability to lead cross-functional teams in a complex, global organization without direct reporting lines.
7. Solid leadership experience in leading, coaching and developing people and teams, and demonstrating VACC leadership competencies.

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a progressive division, where emphasis is placed on personal and professional development. Apply to be considered.

Who we are

A healthier future drives us to innovate. Together, more than 100’000 employees across the globe are dedicated to advance science, ensuring everyone has access to healthcare today and for generations to come. Our efforts result in more than 26 million people treated with our medicines and over 30 billion tests conducted using our Diagnostics products. We empower each other to explore new possibilities, foster creativity, and keep our ambitions high, so we can deliver life-changing healthcare solutions that make a global impact.

Let’s build a healthier future, together.

Basel is the headquarters of the Roche Group and one of its most important centres of pharmaceutical research. Over 10,700 employees from over 100 countries come together at our Basel/Kaiseraugst site, which is one of Roche`s largest sites.

Besides extensive development and training opportunities, we offer flexible working options, 18 weeks of maternity leave and 10 weeks of gender independent partnership leave. Our employees also benefit from multiple services on site such as child-care facilities, medical services, restaurants and cafeterias, as well as various employee events.